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Mike and Ken interview award-winning documentary filmmakers on their latest projects, their art, and their process
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2026 TIFF Docs Rundown with Thom Powers (opens the original)
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Labor Day weekend is upon us, which means only one thing, well, actually three things: Venice, Telluride and TIFF. Bunched together in the first half of September are three of the biggest film festival highlights of the year. It also means world premieres of dozens of not to be missed documentaries. On the cusp of the 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which runs from September 10 – 20, TIFF’s lead documentary programmer Thom Powers (host of the Pure Nonfiction podca
2026 Emmy Breakdown with Scott Feinberg of the Hollywood Reporter (opens the original)
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It's that time of year: Emmys are here, and we’ve got you covered. Culminating our “Top Docs” podcasts featuring the leading contenders for in the documentary categories, we talk to The Hollywood Reporter’s Executive Editor of Awards Scott Feinberg who breaks down the 2025 Emmy nominees in all the major documentary categories, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special; Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series; Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking; and Outstanding Directi
"John Candy: I Like Me" with Colin Hanks (opens the original)
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Colin Hanks likes John Candy. That much is clear from his Primetime Emmy-nominated documentary “John Candy: I Like Me.” But what drew him to the project was the idea that there had to be something more to the story than the saintly portrait drawn by so many who knew and loved this jovial Canadian comedian, television and movie star who died at age 43, over 30 years ago now. Colin joins Ken on the pod to talk about how, once he got to know Candy’s wife, Rose, and two children, Jennifer and Chris,
"Ocean with David Attenborough" with Keith Scholey (opens the original)
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You will likely, as Mike did, stare on in wonder as directors of “Ocean with David Attenborough”–Toby Nowlan, Colin Butfield, and Keith Scholey, the last of whom joined us on “Top Doc”s–show you the wonders of the deep seas. And you will as well likely fall into shock and despair when they present you with the never-before seen devastation caused by industrial sea trawling. But what will assuredly bring you hope is the calm, nearly mythic presence of David Attenborough, nearing 100 years of age,
"The Librarians" with Kim A. Snyder (opens the original)
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“Beware of your local librarian!” The idea that this could be a concern held by some Americans seemed unthinkable to director Kim A. Snyder (“Death By Numbers”, “Newtown”) back in 2021 when she embarked on the project that would end up being her latest documentary “The Librarians.” But as the latest wave of the culture wars has crested over the last few years, librarians — and books on local public and school library shelves — found themselves in the crosshairs of school board members, Christian
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